Lightning strikes twice as Swiss victims' rescuers hit

Geneva (AFP) July 21, 2023

Lightning never strikes twice, until it does: a police officer and helicopter pilot rushing to help two people injured Friday in a lightning strike were themselves also hit, Swiss authorities said. A 51-year-old man and 16-year-old boy were struck by lightning at around 8:30 am (0630 GMT) while working in a field in Menieres, in the western canton of Fribourg, regional police said in a state